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UNITED STATES LiPatented November 1' 7, 1903;

PATENT HENRY n. wnvron, or wn LnsLErmLLs, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR ToHERSEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, or SOUTH BOSTON, MASSACHU- SETTS, ACORPORATION or MA NE.

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srncirrcnrron forming part of Letters Patent No. 744,150, dated.November 17, 190

" Application filed July 3, 1903. Serial No. 164,642. (No model.) 1

T at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY D. WINTQN, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residing atlVellesley Hills, in the county of Norfolk and Stateof Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSoap-Frames, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to frames in which soap in a fluid state during itsmanufacture no is poured to permit it to solidify into blocks;

and it consists in the features hereinafter described and moreparticularly claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of oneembodiment of my in-' vention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof.

Figs. 3 and 4 are respectively partial central vertical longitudinal andtransverse sections. Fig.5 is an enlarged detail. in horizontal section,illustrating the joint at a cornor of the frame.

tail in vertical section, illustrating the joint between the base andside plates with the parts slightly separated and occupying'a positionas in assembling and disassembling; z 5 and Fig. 7 is a detail inperspective of another form of base projection. Similar charactersindicate like parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

The letter B designates a base, which may consist of a plate 10,preferably of sheet metal, to the under side of which, near'each edge,

' are'secured bars 11, extending substantially the entire length. Ashere illustrated, each 3 5 bar is formed of metal in what may be termeda Z shape, having an intermediate verti- Fig. 6 is an enlarged de- Theouter face of each Web furnishes a side wall 16 for the base, which isin substantial alinement with the edge of the plate. At the corners ofthe base the webs may be connected by stays or angle-irons 17 securedthereto to strengthen the structure, and it will be evident that a basereinforced by bars formed and stayed in the manner just described willoffer very great resistance to springing or bending, while stillpresenting over the most of its surface a single thickness ofcomparatively thin metal.

Beneath the base at opposite sides are attached frames, here shown asconsisting of bars 18, bent twice at each end to form horizontal endportions 19 19, by which'they may be attached to the base at pointsconsiderably separated, conveniently byriveting through the flange 13 ofthe bars and through the base-plate and a horizontal intermediateportion 20, depending below the Z-bars. At or near the ends of thisportion 20 are secured by bolts or the like transverse bars 21 21,connecting the two frames. These bars 21 may serve as axles for wheels22, which'permit the whole frame and its contents to be convenientlymoved about. At the same time the axle-frames and connecting axle-barsincrease the strength and rigidity of the base without adding greatly toits weight.

From the base rise pairs of longitudinal and transverse removablesideplates 23 23 and 24 24, respectively, preferably of sheet metal andforming with the base the receptacle or frame. Each side plate has atits lower edge a flange 25', preferably continuous and bent in a curvesimilar to that of the supporting portion of the base projection 14 onwhich it rests, this flange being of such length that when the sideplate is in a vertical position and in contact with the side wall of thebase its endwill contact with the upwardly bent portion 15 of the baseprojection and be held against upward movement of any extent by itsinner end 15*.

At each vertical edge the transverse side plates 24 are preferablyprovided with a strip or bead 26, suitably secured thereto and havingits outer wall curved. The side plates 23 may have their edges bent orflanged at 27 to conform with the curve of the strip 26 and extend overand contact with the same, both flange and strip serving to stiffen theplate as well as to furnisha joint. The side plates 23 are usuallyreinforced by longitudinal ribs 28, preferably formed of bent strips ofsheet metal secured at their edges and perforated at 29, this formallowing a free circulation of air to facilitate cooling. The upperedges of the side plates may be bent or flanged at 30 to stiffen them.

To separately fasten the sides together and force them into contact withthe side walls of the base, locking devices 31 are provided, which mayconsist'of rods 32, mounted to turn in straps or brackets 33 across eachside plate 24 and having fingers 34 34 coacting with the side plates 23.Levers 35 permit convenient operation of the locking devices.

In use the side plates are assembled with the base by hooking the endsof the flanges 25 under the ends 15 of the base projection, as isillustrated in Fig. 6, and turning their curved surfaces over saidprojections or flanges until the ends of the plate-flanges contact withthe bend 15 of the base projections and the lower side edges of theplates with the side walls 16 of the base. When all the side plates areso placed, and with the strips 26 within the flanges 27, the parts aresecured in place by the locking devices, with all the contactingportions drawn firmly together. The fluid soap is now poured into theframe, and its escape therefrom is efiectually prevented by the largeand perfect surface of contact at the joints, particularly between theside plates and base,where leakage is most liable to occur. Here it isleft to solidify, this process being hastened by the fact that on allsides it is in contact with thin metal only. WVhen properly hardened,the side plates are laterally separated and removed by reversing theoperations above described, whereupon the block may be cut or otherwisetreated.

Fig. 7 illustrates another form of attachment between the side platesand base, in which instead of bending the Z-bars to form the lockingportions they terminate in a supporting portion 36, and to them aresecured separate pieces of angle-iron 37, which provide at 38 theupwardly and inwardly extending locking portions; otherwise theconstruction may be the same as has just been described.

It will be seen that in addition to avoiding the use of such thickbase-plates as those of wood, which have been heretofore commonly usedand which are becoming difficult to secure at a reasonable price, asoap-frame is produced which may not only be readily manufactured and insuch a way as to be quickly and securely assembled, but that a highlydesirable increase in the speed of cooling is secured thereby withoutthe sacrifice of lightness or strength.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination with abase having lateral projections, of side plates having continuousflanges coacting throughout their length with the base projections.

2. The combination 'with a base having curved lateral projections, ofside plates having correspondingly-curved flanges coacting with the baseprojections.

3. The combination with a base having side walls and lateralprojections, of side plates having flanges resting upon the baseprojections, and means for forcing the side plates inwardly into contactwith the side walls of the base.

4. The combination with a base having projections comprising asupporting portion and a locking portion, of side plates having flangesresting upon the supporting portion and extending under the lockingportion of the base projections.

5. The combination with a base having side walls and projectionstherefrom comprising a portion extending outwardly from the side wallsand a portion extending back toward the side walls, of side plateshaving flanges coacting with the projections.

6. The combination with a base having side walls and projectionstherefrom comprising a portion extending outwardly from the side wallsand a portion extending upwardly therefrom, of side plates havingflanges contacting at their ends with the upward extension when theplates contact with the side walls.

7. The combination with a base having at each side a continuous flange,of side plates having continuous flanges coacting with the base-flanges.

8. The combination with a base having at each side a continuous flangebent outwardly and then inwardly, of side plates having con tinuousflanges resting against the outward extension and projecting under theinward extension of the base-flange.

9. In a soap-frame, a base comprising a plate, and a Z-bar secured tothe under side of the plate near each edge.

10. In a soap-frame, a base comprising a comparatively thin metal plateand reinforcing-bars having a member secured to the under side of theplate near each edge and a member extending downwardly therefrom.

11. In a soap-frame, a base comprising a plate and a Z-bar secured tothe under side of the plate near each edge, the outer member of saidZ-ioars being curved.

12. In a soap-frame, a base comprising a plate, and a Z-bar secured tothe under side of the plate near each edge, the outer members of saidZ-bars being bent back toward the base.

13. In a soap-frame, a base comprising a plate, bars secured to theunder side of the plate near each edge, and stays connecting theadjacent ends of the bars.

14. The combination with a base comprising a plate and bars secured tothe under side of the plate, of frames attached to the base at oppositesides, being secured thereto near their ends at points considerablyseparated, and axle-bars connecting the frames.

15. The combination withabase comprising a plate and bars secured to theunder side of the plate, of frames attached to the bars at oppositesides of the base, and axle-bars connecting the frames. 7

16. The combination with a base comprising a plate and Z-bars secured tothe under side of the plate, of frames attached to the base at oppositesides and extending below the Z-bars, and axle-bars connecting theframes.

17. The combination witha base comprising a plate and Z-bars secured tothe under side of the plate near each edge, of side plateshaving flangescoacting with the Z-bars.

18. The combination withabase comprising a plate and Z-bars secured tothe under side of the plate near each edge, the outer member of saidZ-bars being curved, of side plates having curved flanges 'coacting withthe curved member of the Z-bars.

19. The combination with a base comprising a plate and Z-bars secured tothe under side of the plate near each edge, the outer member of saidZ-bars being bentback toward the base, of side plates having flangesextending under the bent portion of the Z-bars.

20. The combination with a base, of pairs of laterally-separable sideplates, one of said pairs having strips provided with curved outer wallssecured near opposite edges of each plate and the other pair havingcurved flanges fitting over said curved strips, and means for forcingthe flanges into contact with the strips.

Signed at Boston, in the county of SufEolk and State of Massachusetts,this 6th day of July, 1903.

- HENRY D. WINTON.

Witnesses:

FRANCIS O. HERSEY, Jr., JAMES F. TILDEN.

